I mean I get it, Rosenqvist is chasing a bag here and McLaren want three shots at a 500 win and not just one, but somehow I don't think the issue with Arrow-McLaren is their drivers, or that Rosenqvist is much of an upgrade anywhere else

Also Ferrari weren't stupid for tossing a tapped out concept in the 2024-2025 winter, if I'm being a smartass anyway. Look at the 2024 Red Bull to see what stubbornly developing a tapped out concept looks like

Tough pills to swallow: it's not the fault of Toto Wolff or Mercedes that Ferrari were playing fuck fuck games with their skid block mountings in 2022, or that the FIA clamped down on loopholes as they often do

Full preface I totally get what bike racers chase the factory team bag, but holy shit Martin and Ogura are *way* too good for what Yamaha's been for the last half decade-ish.

Sometimes I think about how fucking infuriating technical coverage of the 2022 F1 rules set was

That was mid.

Meatball flag the KTMs 2026

That Bez crash looked nasty as hell

A lot of the time I think my life would've been infinitely easier if my high school friend had never asked if there was more behind the feminine nickname and style of dress

kinda wondering if Verstappen's rear wing is just not shut all the way to its normal high downforce position right before his crash here but my bad holiday internet isn't super conducive to a pixel hunt

Also, holy shit, Aston Martin.

Also not sure why crashed cars in quali suddenly aren't worthy of red flags anymore?

Jolyon Palmer is a fucking weasel for glazing a driver pushing hard enough through double waved yellows to get pole.

Came out as trans to my brother today and he was incredibly, immensely chill about it. He's the realest guy ever and I'm immensely grateful he's my brother

Yeah I've got nothing for the removal of FIA presidential term limits. What the fuck.

encountered car (a very unconvincing showcar)

People who are giving Mercedes the business about pulling Russell in too early are kind of missing the point of where Mercedes messed up, which was sticking to the 2-stop (and even then, I think it wasn't a stupid decision)

Just for some pot stirring: today was the second race (and first one where engines, like, matter) with the new compression ratio checks in effect

I sure have watched a lot of cars go in circles this weekend

also, Pirelli going a step softer in their tyre range really made this one

hot take: Hamilton wins this without the VSC too. 20 seconds is huge

FORZA FERRARI

Hamilton gains 25 on the championship leader and pulls clear of Russell I know the Mercedes is still the all around better car and that this is hopium. However.

And people say Antonelli can't wheel to wheel. Completely stole Russell's lunch money there.

also nuclear take: I think the GR010 evo that's currently doing pretty well has kind of shown that the original GR010 just wasn't that good of a Le mans car

there are very few car brands I simply Do Not Like but Ford really is one of them

you think Toyota have it figured out BUT THEN the law of One Good Toyota strikes

Whenever Ford v Ferrari comes up I want to claw out my eyes

I genuinely can't make heads or tails of McLaren's form in the big 2026

it's really not my week

really hyped for LM24 but also really feeling the work crunch. I hope I'll have energy to watch

lol that'll teach me to engage with people about motorsports online I guess

If F1 really wants to avoid giving a team that's skullfucking the grid freebies something like MotoGP's concessions system could work but MotoGP also lets teams do far more real world development work

I get it feels unfair that the team that's been beaten in a competitive session only *once* so far gets an upgrade opportunity but I think that's also rooted in the perception that it's the engine carrying Mercedes to easy wins and not that their chassis is just really good too.

Mildly spicy take: I think the ADUO system being based on ICE output is as fine as this system will ever be The ICE is the originating point of every bit of energy generated by the car. The battery is charged by energy recovered from running the engine against the MGU-K, or by energy recovered >

Gasly cutting the pit fast lane line, apparently. If teams were told doing this would result in penalties, why didn't Alpine inform their drivers?

just been informed Haas F1 sells a teddy bear wearing a Haas hoodie as official merch. there goes my money

like I cannot fully explain how much I love enduring physical pain in my arcade racing game because some developer is infatuated with their dogshit gimmicky track element. it owns

Whoever keeps putting the spiral highway entry ramps in FH6 track layouts: just know I will find out who you are and I will hurt you very, very badly

Alpine protesting this feels like a really good way to waste the deposit

related: i find it absolutely astounding what an immense capacity F1 teams have for fucking around and then finding out

regarding pit lane speed penalties: the FIA measures pit lane speeds using several mini timing loops and not a camera/gun/laser/whatever at the entry and exit, and the fast lane line is a bit different relative to last year around the Cadillac garage. most if not all penalised drivers cut this line

Sincerely believe this race did not need to be restarted.

6 7

This week is completely kicking my ass. Nothing to it but to keep moving forward

Truthfully I hate pride month

To those who don't celebrate Pride Year, you're on the wrong side of history and will be erased by time! Unlike Kal'tsit, who invented homosexuality and is immortal

pride month 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

forza aprilia

eblana day